1. Legal and ethical considerations regarding the family circumstances The man, hit the woman a couple of times because a man called her. He is on probation and was referred by his probation officer. He needs to handle his temper because if he does not and is arrested again or gets in trouble with the law in any way, he could go to jail. Being on probation keeps people in a position where anything could lead to bigger trouble with the law.

2. Multicultural considerations

The client is an African American male. African American males in the United States have experienced unfair treatment by law enforcement in the form of racial profiling and institutionalized racism. Because of this, this population may experience more stress and lower self-esteem that can lead to anger control issues (Chao, Longo, Wang, Dasgupta, & Fear, 2014) He is 21 years-old and stated he is ‘always at the wrong place at the wrong time’. This could mean that he may be involved with people that are in some way connected to crime.

3. Identify any family life cycle considerations

Although the man is not married, he may have plans to begin a family with his girlfriend and become married. This means it is in the beginning stages of the family life cycle. Such considerations would include identifying any pre-existing plans. How these plans could be affected by actions like being arrested and physical abuse.

Theoretical counseling model you would use in the case with rationale
Because the person selected is by himself and receiving therapy for his anger, the selected treatment would be Dialectical behavior therapy. “Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a promising treatment for reducing anger and violent behavior. This mode of therapy addresses maladaptive behavior by teaching emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, core mindfulness, and self-management skills” (Frazier & Vela, 2014, p. 156). This model is specifically for people with anger issues and helps individuals regular their emotions as well as improve self-management skills. People often with anger issues cannot self-regulate properly especially when under stress.

5. Specific issues facing the family

The family is comprised of two adults: one woman and one man. They are in a relationship but not married. The man became very jealous when identifying a possibility of another man talking to his girlfriend. He freaked out, hit her multiple times and then was arrested. Now that he is on probation, if he lets his anger control him again, he will be faced with the idea of prison due to potential violation of probation.

6. Assessment techniques you would use in the case with rationale

Genograms have been used to get an understanding of family history and relationships.…